White supremacist eyed in Colorado killing

Investigators are looking into whether a paroled white supremacist may have killed a pizza delivery man and gunned down the top prisons official in Colorado before he led Texas authorities on a wild chase and shootout. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports.

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>>>good evening. the initial news was awful. a
colorado state
official, a member of the governor's cabinet as head of corrections assassinated when he came to the door of his own home. since then the story has gotten worse starting with word on the suspect and tonight ties to a known
hate group
in this country. they have been talked about and their actions have been tracked in recent years but they haven't been in the news like this for some time. now it includes a possible tie to another killing. nbc's
kristen
dahlgren in monument,
colorado
.
kristen
, good evening.

>> reporter: good evening, brian. the suspect in yesterday's
texas
shootout has now died from his injuries. we do know his name as well as a possible link to a white supremacist group and a search warrant obtained by nbc news tonight has growing evidence of links to two murders here in
colorado
. it was a dramatic
high speed chase
and gun fight, captured on a cell phone. a driver firing wildly at
texas
deputies, striking one before a fiery crash and shootout. the wreckage was a
black cadillac
with mismatched
colorado
plates. the type of car being sought in the brazen murder of
tom clements
,
colorado
's top prison official.

>>we hope that information coming out of
texas
might be positive for us once the investigators have time to complete their work.

>>>the gunman was identified as 28-year-old evan spencer
ebel
. a
colorado
parolee with a lengthy rap sheet and known ties to a violent white supremacist group called the 211 crew. an organization that tracks
hate groups
says members are in it forever.

>>this is one of the more vicious white supremacist
prison gangs
in the country.

>> reporter: officials are waiting to release results of the forensic investigation.

>>we'll also come up from
texas
and try to figure out why he was here, what his relationship with a gang or anything.

>> reporter: but
shell casings
match the brand and caliber used in clements's murder.
denver police
say there is a strong indication
ebel
may have been involved in the murder of 27-year-old
pizza delivery
man nathan leon in golden,
colorado
, on sunday. his family has been struggling to figure out why anyone would kill the father of three.

>>what a good husband and father he was. so, please, help us find who did this to my brother-in-law so we can have justice. please.

>> reporter: evidence in
ebel
's car includes a domino's pizza uniform and carrier. officials here in
colorado
say they are following leads here. they are not letting their guard down just in case. tonight security remains high for some
colorado
officials.